Our goals can usually be described as the answer to the interrogative request  “What?”.    The response describes the nature, origin and identity of something.

Focusing only on the tangible and measurable part of what we wish to achieve is often at the expense of the how.  That is, the way or manner in which we behave to attain our objective.

Success without Substance

Unfortunately achievements that leave behind a field of dead bodies can be questionable.    In the movie Kill Bill the heroine exacts her revenge leaving unimaginable carnage in her wake.  Did she ultimately win?

To really be happy with your results it is important to consider how you proceed to get what you are after.  Without carefully considering how you can get what you want to ensure it is not at an unacceptable cost you may tarnish your success with regrets.

This may raise questions about the goal itself.  Was it worth it?

Plan before Leaping

We may feel we need something, the object of our desire.  This emotional tag can cause us to charge ahead without fully thinking out the practicality and feasibility of our approach.

Without forethought and a plan of action we may fail but in fact even worse we might get what we sought but given the cost suddenly we have no taste for it.  We may even be saddened by events.

Success is not simply accomplishing our purpose but rather doing it in a pleasurable and satisfying way is needed for us to be able to claim true success.